Alexia Posted October 6, 2013 Author Posted October 6, 2013 TCP Global mispacked the color kit and only sent a pint of reducer instead of a quart. They are sending out a quart this week. Everything was ready to spray color today. :/
HOrnbrod Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 TCP Global mispacked the color kit and only sent a pint of reducer instead of a quart. They are sending out a quart this week. Everything was ready to spray color today. :/ Might be good to wait a bit. The humidity is pretty up there today, like 75%. Rain coming too........
Alexia Posted October 6, 2013 Author Posted October 6, 2013 TCP Global mispacked the color kit and only sent a pint of reducer instead of a quart. They are sending out a quart this week. Everything was ready to spray color today. :/ Might be good to wait a bit. The humidity is pretty up there today, like 75%. Rain coming too........ 3PM was looking like a good time. 50% range of humidity and a minimal chance of rain. I might go ahead use the pint I have to paint the cowl cover. I can not sand the primer smooth in fear of scraping through to the plastic. So, paint two wet coats of color, sand that smooth, and then paint it with one wet coat with the rest of the body.
HOrnbrod Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 Yeah, looks like the little front coming up from the south will slide by just east of Huntsville. It's losing steam too.
Alexia Posted October 12, 2013 Author Posted October 12, 2013 Tomorrow is time for color. I had to respray primer in a few places where I sanded through.
Alexia Posted October 12, 2013 Author Posted October 12, 2013 I was holding a mask to my face, shaking from excitement, and taking pictures with a $#!&ty iPhone camera. It is GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!
Alexia Posted October 13, 2013 Author Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks! I have a few spots to touch up, but I need to find my air brush instead of the paint gun.
GHayduke Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Woo! Nice to see it all one color .... :banana:
knever3 Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Great work, nice to see you are doing the entire project yourself, it helps to have a rust free sample!!
Alexia Posted October 22, 2013 Author Posted October 22, 2013 knever3, on 16 Oct 2013 - 00:47, said: Great work, nice to see you are doing the entire project yourself, it helps to have a rust free sample!! I have spent the past week grinding out rust and applying filler on the bed. Curse you! :P O-Gauge Steamer over on NAXJA let everyone know that Sprintex is wholesaling the remaining prototype XJ kits. I ordered one and it is on the way. This means I can install a professional setup and keep air conditioning. Safelite came to install a new windshield today. I ended going with the rubber trim due to the condition of the chrome trim.
Alexia Posted October 27, 2013 Author Posted October 27, 2013 This is the last of the paint. I can put all the tools away and forget about it! This paint coverage is better than factory with 100% color everywhere an owner would normally look. Instead of primer still visible in some spots like around the fuel filler door. Lets ignore the blob of filler under the second E. After spending six hours of this tail gate, with it being the best of two, it was time to just paint it.
87Warrior Posted October 27, 2013 Posted October 27, 2013 Great work. You did a phenomenal job with the body prep...and the painted results show it. Looks real sharp!
H3RESQ Posted October 27, 2013 Posted October 27, 2013 That looks GREAT! Nice job on the body work and paint!
earl*t Posted November 2, 2013 Posted November 2, 2013 Shazam! :bowdown: Perfect stance, wheel selection, and the color is amazing. Your photography skills accentuate your creation. Welding rod fasteners?
Alexia Posted November 2, 2013 Author Posted November 2, 2013 Oh lala! Paint looks awesome! Thanks! :D Shazam! :bowdown: Perfect stance, wheel selection, and the color is amazing. Your photography skills accentuate your creation. Welding rod fasteners?Photography is my other currently on hold hobby. Just need a new lens... Ohhh shiny Jeep part! *Buy now* Welding rod fasteners? Do you mean the zip ties? Fender flares are in the process of being painted. I also have to drill out all the studs on the rear flare retainers since every bolt broke.
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